The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says that 31.7 per cent of youths in Nigeria lack access to bank loans to finance their businesses due to high interest rates. The bureau said this in its National Youth Survey for 2020,…
By Asishana John There are indications that the insurance sector has shaken off the impact of COVID-19 on its performance recording 15.7 percent Year-on-Year, YoY, growth in contribution to gross domestic product, GDP, in the second quarter of 2021, Q2’21.…
By Kayode Tokede The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the all-commodity group import index grew marginally by 1.07 per cent between April and June. It said this on Wednesday in Abuja, in the “Commodity Price Indices and Terms of…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said average price of one piece of Egg increased by 24.4 per cent Month-on-Month (MoM) in August 2021 to N585.64. The report by NBS on Monday said, “Selected food price watch data for…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said total merchandise trade increased by 23.28 per cent in quarter Two (Q2 2021) to N12.02 trillion from N9.75 trillion recorded in first quarter of 2021. The NBS in its “Foreign Trade in…
The Federal Government recorded a trade deficit of N1.87 in the first half of the year; data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. This figure was contained in the Foreign Trade Statistics report released on Saturday. According…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said inflation dropped by 0.37 per cent to 17.38 per cent in July, from 17.75 per cent recorded in June. The NBS said this in its “Consumer Price Index (CPI) July 2021 Report” released…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said inflation dropped by 0.37 per cent to 17.38 per cent in July, from 17.75 per cent recorded in June. The NBS said this in its “Consumer Price Index (CPI) July 2021 Report” released…
The Federal Government is set to begin the fourth round of the Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) survey. The disclosure was made on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference jointly addressed by the office of the Statistician-General…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says N472.07 billion was generated as Company Income Tax (CIT) in Quarter Two (Q2, 2021) as against N392.64 billion was generated in Q1. The NBS on Wednesday in its “Company Income Tax By Sectors…
